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  • Not So Fast! Series

    Contributed by Wes Richard on Feb 6, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,323 views

    The gift of intimacy as described in Song of Solomon is wonderful, but its development comes with restraints.

    Today is the first Sunday of February. Some of you will soon be shopping for valentines, trying to find one with just the right message to express your feelings of friendship or love and romance. • You might look for the biggest card you can find. I did that one year. It was so big I had to ...read more

  • Words Of Warfare Series

    Contributed by Rudolf E. Y. Mensah on Aug 25, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 573 views

    Have you ever thought about the power of your words? Words can build up or tear down, bring life or death. Words have the ability to shape our reality. They can create the circumstances of our lives.

    Sermon: Words of Warfare Introduction Have you ever thought about the power of your words? Words can build up or tear down, bring life or death. They can create harmony or sow discord. In today's sermon, we'll explore the concept of words as weapons, a powerful force in spiritual warfare. ...read more

  • Hands Holding Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 5, 2008
     | 4,738 views

    For World Communion Sunday: God restrains us from destructive behavior; but even if we ignore that, His hand continues to hold us back.

    You may have noticed that I am a creature of habits. I do what I do according to the clock and by the book. If it is time for staff meeting, I will be here, seldom early, sometimes late because of traffic, but I will be here. It’s on the calendar, so I do it. I am a creature of habits. If it ...read more

  • God Holds The Future Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 30, 2019
     | 7,369 views

    God gave Zerubbabel, the leader of Judah, a prophetic word to give him hope and perspective. God will establish His Kingdom and no earthly powers can thwart it and He will bring in the King who will rule over His Kingdom, the Messiah.

    The book of Haggai has FOUR messages for the people of God, to encourage them to return to the rebuilding of God’s house. • Today we will end this book with Haggai’s fourth and last message. - The first message was a wake-up call for them to return to God’s work. - The second message was an ...read more

  • Think Fast!

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 24, 2020
     | 2,147 views

    Fasting is a rewarding discipline in that it brings us closer to the "face" of God.

    1. FASTING TOGETHER: THE MINNESOTA GRASSHOPPER SWARM In Minnesota, during the summer of 1876, there was a swarm of grasshoppers destroying the crops. There was a fear that the grasshoppers would return, so Governor John S. Pillsbury proclaimed a day of prayer and fasting on April 26, 1877, urging ...read more

  • Fasting (2024)

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 25, 2024
     | 299 views

    'Fasting' - Matthew chapter 6 verses 14-18 - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: Question #1: What is fasting? Question #2: Should Christian’s fast? Question #3: What will fasting do for me? Question #4: How should I fast SERMON BODY: Question: What do these people have in common? • Moses the lawgiver, • King David, • Elijah the prophet, • Queen Esther, ...read more

  • To Fast Or Feast Series

    Contributed by Ron Tuit on Jul 3, 2013
     | 6,726 views

    Jesus uses three contemporary examples to answer the question, "Why don't your disciples fast?"; In doing so, He explains the exclusiveness of the Kingdom of God.

    “Fast or Feast” Matthew 9:14-17 (Mark 2:18-22, Luke 5:33-39) To eat or not to eat; that is the question that is asked of Jesus. Matthew 9:14: “Then John's disciples came and asked him, "How is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?" The question ...read more

  • Fasting 101 Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 16, 2013
     | 5,728 views

    1) A Critical Accusation (Mark 2:18), 2) A Corrective Answer (Mark 2:19-20), 3) The Clarifying Analogies (Mark 2:21-22)

    The Jewish New Year 5774 began this year on the evening of September 4th. Ten days later, just before sundown on September 13th, Jews worldwide gather in their homes to eat a final meal together before they embark upon a 25-hour period of fasting and prayer on the holiest, most solemn day of the ...read more

  • Is This The Kind Of Fast?

    Contributed by Glenn Branham on May 9, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,757 views

    Fasting is a tremendous spiritual resource available to the Body of Christ.

    "Is This The Kind of Fast?" Is. 58:1-14 "Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the house of Jacob their sins. 2 For day after day they seek me out; they seem eager to know my ways, as if they were a nation that does what is ...read more

  • Fasting With Prayer Series

    Contributed by C Vincent on Jan 18, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,707 views

    The last in the series on Prayer. What is fasting and why should we fast?

    Prayer with Fasting JCC 20.01.10 am In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, "When you give..., when you pray..., when you fast." He presumes that we will fast. He follows each command with a contrasting instruction: "Don’t do it this way; but do it this way" Matthew 6:1-18 Unfortunately, ...read more

  • Hold On! Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 19, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 18,309 views

    IF we are going to stay strong in our faith, there are some things we need to hold on to!

    INTRODUCTION • Have you ever felt like you were just holding on for dear life with your faith? You feel like you have been struggling so much that you are just glad to make it through the day with your faith in tack? • SLIDE #2 You felt like you were dangling over a cliff • Last week we looked ...read more

  • Secret Fasting Series

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Jan 7, 2002
    based on 67 ratings
     | 5,070 views

    When I fast I’ll focus exclusively on God.

    June 24, 2001 Secret Christianity – Part 3 INTRODUCTION There has been a lot of talk about consumer privacy lately. Have you gotten any of those statements in the mail recently? Our life insurance company, our bank, the company that holds our retirement account – all sent us statements on ...read more

  • Why Fast?

    Contributed by Art Campbell on Aug 21, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 11,705 views

    There’s some confusion around whether Christians should fast and why. In this message we look at why Christians should fast and why it’s so valuable.

    ILL: A few months ago my son got into an extension class that was working on making a clay movie animation. This completely captured his imagination to the extent that one day he came home with his lunch uneaten. Who needs food when you’re consumed with a project you love? Fasting is a topic that ...read more

  • Reality Fasting Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jan 28, 2003
    based on 215 ratings
     | 21,593 views

    First sermon in series, Reality Prayer - How to Ask So God Will Answer.

    [This is the first sermon in the series "REALITY PRAYER, How to Ask So God Will Answer"] Do you know the difference between passive thinking and active thinking? We’re thinking passively when we believe things are always happening "to" us. We’re thinking actively when we believe our actions have ...read more

  • Keep Hold

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 21, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 5,340 views

    Funeral sermon for Helen Hastings, long-time church financial secretary

    In a throwaway world, it is good to have known someone whose life reminds us that there are some things worth keeping. In a society where last year’s fashions are pitched out and yesterday’s values are passé, it is important to have known someone who understood how to keep hold of the right ...read more